Miss Aruba

Miss Aruba
Formation	1964
Type	Beauty Pageant
Location	Aruba
Website	www.missaruba.aw

Miss Aruba is the annual national beauty pageant of Aruba, responsible for selecting representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International since 1964.

History

Under the direction of Star Promotion Organization since 1992, Aruba has been accumulating positive results, with Taryn Mansell placing as first runner-up in 1996 at Miss Universe and Tamara Scaroni, becoming the first Aruban to receive the Miss Congeniality award in 2000; representatitves placing as semifinalists in 1990, 1996, 2002, along with a first runner-up in 2001 at Miss World; and another semifinalist in Miss International 2001, three Best National Costume awards in 2000, 2007, 2008 and a first runner-up placement in 1994 at Miss International.

Winners

Representatives to Miss Universe

Priscilla Lee in August 2010

Year	Contestant	Placement	Award
1964	Lidia Lidwina Henriquez
1965	Dorinda Croes
1966	Sandra Fang
1967	Ivonne Maduro
1968	Sandra Croes
1969	Jeanette Geerman
1970	Linda Annette Richmon
1971	Vicenta Vallita Maduro
1972	Ivonne Dirksz
1973	Monica Ethline Oduber
1974	Maureen Ava Vieira	4th runner-up
1975	Martica Pamela Brown
1976	Cynthia Marlene Bruin
1977	Margaret Eldrid Oduber
1978	Margarita Marieta Tromp
1979	Lugina Liliana Margareta Vilchez
1980	Magaly Celestina Maduro
1981	Synia Reyes
1982	Noriza Antonio Helder
1983	Milva Evertz
1984	Jacqueline Deborah van Putten
1985	Didn’t compete
1986	Mildred Jacqueline Semeleer
1987
1988
1989	Karina Felix
1990	Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama	64th place
1991
1992	Yerusha Rasmijn	70th place
1993	Dyane Escalona	31st place
1994	Alexandra Ochoa Hincapie	25th place
1995	Marie-Denise Herrlein	59th place
1996	Taryn Scheryl Mansell	1st runner-up
1997	Karen-Ann Peterson	61st place
1998	Wendy Lacle
1999	Irina Croes
2000	Tamara Scaroni[1]		Miss Congeniality
2001	Denise Balinge
2002	Deyanira Ludwina Frank
2003	Malayka Rasmijn
2004	Zizi Lee
2005	Luisana Cicilia
2006	Melissa Vanessa Laclé
2007	Carolina Raven
2008	Tracey Nicolaas
2009	Dianne Croes
2010	Priscilla Lee
2011	Gillain Berry[2]

      Semifinalist

Representatives to Miss World

Year	Contestant	Placement	Award
1964	Regina Croes
1965
1966	Reina Patricia Hernandez
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972	Sandra Werleman
1973	Edwina Diaz
1974	Esther Angeli Luisa Marugg
1975	Cynthia Marlene Bruin
1976	Maureen Wever
1977	Helene Marie Croes
1978	Rose Anne Marie Lejuez
1979	Vianca Maria Magdalena van Hoek
1980	Ethline Ambrosia Dekker
1981	Gerarda Hendrine Jantiene Reopel
1982	Noriza Antonia Helder
1983	Audrey Bruges
1984	Margaret Jane Bislick
1985	Jacqueline Deborah van Putten
1986
1987
1988
1989	Delailah Odor-Wever
1990	Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama	Top 10 semifinalist
1991	Sandra Croes
1992	Solange Noelle Nicolaas
1993	Christina van der Berg
1994
1995	Tessa Pieterz
1996	Afranina Henriques	Top 10 semifinalist	Miss World Caribbean
1997	Michella Laclé Croes
1998	Judelca Shahira Briceno
1999	Cindy Vanessa Cam Lin Martinus
2000	Monique Angelique van der Horn
2001	Zizi Lee	1st runner-up	Miss World Caribbean
2002	Rachelle Oduber	Top 20 semifinalist	Miss World Caribbean
2003	Nathalie Biermans
2004	Luisana Nikualy Cicilia
2005	Sarah Carolina Juddan
2006	Shanandoa Wijshijer
2007	Boyoura Martijn
2008	Christina Trejo
2009	Nuraisa Lispier
2010	Kimberly del Valle Kuiperi
2011	Gillain Berry

      Semifinalist

Representatives to Miss International

Year	Contestant	Placement	Award
1994	Alexandra Ochoa Hincapié	1st runner-up
1995	Yolanda Janssen
1996	Julisa Marie Lampe
1997	Louisette Mariela Vlinder
1998	Anushka Sheritsa Lew Jen Tai
1999	Cindy Vanessa Cam Lin Martinus
2000	Carolina Francisca Albertsz[3]		Best National Costume
2001	Daphne Dione Croes	Top 15
2002	Jerianne Tiel
2003	Falon Juliana Lopez
2004	Ysaura Giel
2005	Gita van Bochove
2006	Luizanne "Zenny" Donata
2007	Jonella Oduber[4]		Best National Costume
2008	Nuraisa Lispier[5]		Best National Costume
2009	Christina Trejo
2010	Ivana Werleman
2011	Vivian Chow

      Semifinalist

References

1. ^ "Miss Universe makes it beauty double for India". Cyprus Mail. hri.org. May 13, 2000. http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/cmnews/2000/00-05-14.cmnews.html#02. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
2. ^ "Meet Gillain Berry, Miss Aruba 2010". The Morning News. December 8, 2010. http://issuu.com/themorningnews/docs/december_8__2010?mode=embed&layout=http://skin.issuu.com/v/light/layout.xml. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
3. ^ "Miss International 2000 update". Philippine Headline News. November 19, 2000. http://www.newsflash.org/2000/11/sb/sb001415.htm. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
4. ^ "Beauty of Mexico is Miss International". VnExpress. October 15, 2007. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=vi&tl=en&u=http://vnexpress.net/gl/van-hoa/2007/10/3b9fb460/. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
5. ^ "Spanish beauty crowned Miss International 2008". Dân trí. November 8, 2008. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=vi&tl=en&u=http://dantri.com.vn/c23/s23-259101/nguoi-dep-tay-ban-nha-dang-quang-hoa-hau-quoc-te-2008.htm. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 

External links

• Official website